by Shiv Aroor - The Indian Air Force phased out its Canberra aircraft after fifty years of its glorious service. The phasing out ceremony was held at Air Force Station Agra and was presided over by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Mshl FH Major

by Simon Watson Air Force Station Jamnagar was established in the year 1951 as an Armament Training Wing to facilitate the Armament Training of fighter pilots of Indian Air Force. In the year 1979 it was upgraded to 33 Wing Air Force and has been

June 1, 1956 was an eventful day in the re-equipment and renovation programme of the Indian Air Force following the 1948 showdown in Kashmir. This was the day when “Pioneer-1” and five other Vampire 52s landed at Halwara. No. 20 FB Squadron Air Force was

Photographs by Sanjay Simha Sanjay visited Hasimara last year just after the Cope India exercises. He was put up by No.22 Squadron Swifts but sadly for him, there was no flying at the base due to weather problems.

by Rahul Devnath The State of West Bengal is host to some of the most important air bases of Indian Air Force. Hasimara, being one such. Surrounded by Bhutan and China in the north and Bangladesh in south, this base plays a major role in maintainin

by Sanjay Simha . The Phasing out ceremony of the MiG-25R Foxbat "Garuda" was held on May 1st, 2006 at Air Force Station Bareilly. No.35 Squadron, which operates the MiG-25 undertook a simple ceremony which was presided by the Ch

by Phil Camp and Simon Watson MOFTU was formed on 15th December 1986 at Tezpur to impart stage 3 training on the Mig 21FL and Mig 21U. The primary role of the unit is to instruct operational flying training to pilots

by Jagan Pillarisetti - 16th December 2005 marked the last day of the Iskra in training service. A special phasing out ceremony was held at Hakimpet to mark the occasion. We look back on the Iskra's service in the IAF, showcase some of the last air

For the making of the recent IAF Video Akash Yoddha, A film team from KaleidoIndia visited IAF Units flying its latest acquisitions. One such unit was No.3 Squadron flying the MiG-21 Bison aka the UPG. A team of BR webmasters also got to accompany them on

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